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Comparison chart of the stable versions of best PHP frameworks in order to help you to choose the PHP framework adapted to your specific needs: Agile Toolkit vs Banshee vs CakePHP vs CakePHP2 vs CodeIgniter vs Fat-Free vs FuelPHP vs Jelix vs Kohana vs Laravel vs Lithium vs Mako vs MkFramework vs PPI Framework vs Solar vs Symfony vs Symfony2 vs Yii vs Zend Framework vs Zend Framework 2 vs Zikula.

Features

This part in the comparison table try to summarize the important features of the main PHP frameworks.

Object-relational mapping (ORM) are components that helps you to transform your databases access in a more friendly object oriented manner. Instead of manipulating records, you manipulate objects and could most of the time forget about all the SQL queries that goes behind the scene.

Code generation make developers life easier by creating files and default content automatically so you don't have to.

Edge Side Includes (ESI) allows, with a compliant gateway cache, to cache a page fully and to update only parts of the page that have changed.

Resources

This section is an important part, it helps you to directly go to the section essential when using a new framework: the tutorials and documentation. Have a look at the tutorial and documentation to get a quick view at the code verbosity, and the documentation quality.

Do not hesitate to add comparison criteria, other PHP Framework or simply leave a comment or rate the framework you know...

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CodeIgniterSymfonyLaravelCakePHPYiiFat-Free (F3)Agile ToolkitFuelPHPJelixKohanaZend Framework 2PPI FrameworkMkFrameworkMoufOpenbiz CubiphalconPHPixieBansheeClanCatsFrameworkMakoSilex frameworkSlim frameworkSolarZikula
Sito webcodeigniter.comsymfony.comlaravel.comcakephp.orgyiiframework.comfatfreeframework.comgithub.com/...fuelphp.comjelix.orgkohanaframework.orgzend.comwww.ppi.iomkframework.commouf-php.comphalcon.iophpixie.combanshee-php.orgclancats.iomakoframework.comsymfony.comslimframework.comsolarphp.comziku.la
Latest version4.2.106.1.78.114.4.72.0.383.7.24.31.8.21.7.53.3.62.2.01.0v4.135.02.03.0.94.0.62.*@dev4.22.0.67.0.11.2.34.5.01.1.23.0.3
Data di rilascio 2022-11-05 2022-10-28 2020-10-21 2022-10-30 2020-09-14 2020-05-28 2015-01-17 2019-06-27 2020-08-17 2016-07-25 2013-05-15 2012-01-01 2020-01-16 2015-01-07 2013-03-06 2020-05-16 2014-03-18 2014-08-14 2014-09-16 2020-09-15 2018-06-01 2020-04-14 2010-11-09 2020-09-04
First version200620052005
LicenseBSD-styleMITMITMITBSDGPL3MITMITLGPLBSDBSDMITLGPLV3MITBSDNew BSD LicenseBSDOpenSource (custom)MITBSDMITBSDGPL
Requirements>= PHP 7.4>= PHP 8.1PHP >= 7.0.0, OpenSSL PHP Extension, PDO PHP Extension, Mbstring PHP Extension, Tokenizer PHP Extension, XML PHP Extension,>= PHP 7.2.8>= PHP 5.4>=PHP 5.3>=PHP5.3>= PHP 5.3>= PHP 5.2>= PHP 5>= PHP 5.3>= 5.3.0PHP >= 5.2>= PHP 5.3.2>=PHP5>=PHP 5.3.0>= PHP 5.3>= PHP 5.3.1>=PHP 5.3.0>=PHP 5.3.0>= PHP 5.2>= PHP 5.3
RétrocompatibilitéToute la branche 4.* , depuis 2009
Package code57336 0662 434
Caratteristiche
Internationalization I18N / L10nlanguage classXML (XLIFF)
CSV
PHP		PHP array, gettext via extensiongettext, PHP arraygettext
database
PHP array		ICU/intlcallback gettext arrayPHP arrayXML File, PHP Arraygettext, PHP arrayplugin_i18nFINEZend I18N has UI interfacePHP arraylanguage classlanguage classgettext
Code generationCLICLICLIYii CLI, Gii (Web based)DiscouragedCLICLIMkbuilder: générateur WebDiscouraged, use advanced configuration via dependency injection insteadhas built in Openbiz AppbuilderCLIModule Studio
ORMActiveRecordDoctrine 2, Propel (active record)ELOQUENT ORM (active record)CustomDatabase Access Objects (DAO), Active Record (AR)Axon (SQL), M2 (MongoDB), and Jig (flat files)Agile Data (git.io/ad) (full domain logic mapping and NoSQL support)CustomData Access Object (DAO)CustomDoctrine
Propel2		Custom possibilité facilement d'utiliser un autre (doctrine par exemple)TDBM or DoctrineSupported Metadata Level ORMPHPixie ORMCCF ORM - DB\ModelThird party. Doctrine, Propel ...Doctrine
Cache storageFile, apc, memcached, xcacheHTTP,
APC,
eAccelerator,
XCache		File System, Database, Memcached, APC, Redis, Xcache, WinCache, Memory (Arrays)Memcache, APC File, APC, Memcache, RedisAPC,
Database,
eAccelerator,
File,
Memcache,
WinCache,
XCache,
ZendPlatform		APC, xCache, WinCache, Memcache, Filesystem, Shared memoryExtensible (Provided Session, Arrays)File, Redis, Memcache, APCFile, APC, Memcache, RedisAPC,
File,
Memcached,
Memcached-tags,
SQLite,
Wincache		APC
Redis
File
Memcached
XCache		cache html de page complète et/ou de "zones"/"modules" du siteAPC, File, Memcache, Memory, or any Doctrine Cache implementationBased on Zend_CacheAPC,
File,
Memcache / Memcached,
Memory,
Redis,
SQLite,
XCache,
ZendDisk,
ZendMemory,
WinCache		APC,


Memcache,



XCache
Dependency injection containerSìSì With autowiringSìSì With graphical interface, compatible with ContainerInterop
ServiziXML-RPCThird partySOAP / WebServicesOpenID, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Akismet, XML-RPC, SOAP, PingbackIntegrated with packagist.orgXML-RPC and many others provided on booster.jelix.orgAll ZF componentsWebServices
Template SystemPHP, Simple template parser "{var_name}"PHP, TwigBlade, PHP, CustomCustom but Smarty/Twig can be usedPHP and Prado's - Several others using Extensions (Razor, Smarty, Twig, etc)PHP, custom plugin, Twig, Haanga, Smarty, etc.Fast, simple built-in passive template enginePHP, Dwoo, HAML, JADE, Markdown, Mustache, Smarty, TwigjTplPHP
Twig
Smarty
PHPTal		Built-in Twig supportSmarty and PHPPHPXSLTPHP, CCTemplatesPHPPHPSmarty
Web2.0jQuery HTML5boilerplateFull jQuery, jQuery UI, Grid System, Native AJAX,RestFulbuilt-in jQuery, extendable to any javascript frameworkJS-library agnosticFull jQuery, jQuery UI, Grid System, Native AJAX, Popovers, Custom JS widgetsJS-library agnosticjQueryjQuery
Html5bolierplate
Twitter Bootstrap
Modernizr		built-in jQuery and PrototypeJS-library agnostic
Testing libraryPHPUnit (In development)PHPUnitPHPUnitPHPUnitPHPUnit, SeleniumBuilt-inPHPUnit or internal UI testing class.PHPUnitPHPUnitPHPUnitPHPUnitPHPUnitPHPUnit
Edge Side IncludesSì include tag only
Code generationCLICLICLIYii CLI, Gii (Web based)DiscouragedCLICLIMkbuilder: générateur WebDiscouraged, use advanced configuration via dependency injection insteadhas built in Openbiz AppbuilderCLIModule Studio
Générateur de couche modèleSì DoctrineBundle, PropelBundleSì
Générateur de menuSì $menu->addItem('blah');SìSì
Générateur de CRUDSì SensioGeneratorBundleSì GiiSì $crud->setModel('Order');SìSì Evolugrid and BCESì
Gestion de logsSì PSR-3 compliantSìSìSì Audit Extension: (http://www.agiletoolkit.org/data/extensions/audit)SìSì PSR-3 compliantSì
User interfaceSì Built-in components and add-ons.Sì Oui : BuilderSì Extensible
Multiple databasesSìSìSìSìSì
Sicurezza
XSSSì Built-inSìSìSìSì Built-inSì addonSìSì Via TwigSì
XSRFSì Built-inSìSìSìSì Built-inSì addonSìSì
SQL injectionSì Built-inSìSìSìSì Built-inSì http://git.io/dsqlSìSì Via TDBM or DoctrineSì
Auth moduleSìSìSìSì Généré via le buider
Lines of code8312360
Number of files696
Request serving time ms50859462
Requests per second48042130
AuthNoSìSì
Resources
Sito webcodeigniter.comsymfony.comlaravel.comcakephp.orgyiiframework.comfatfreeframework.comgithub.com/...fuelphp.comjelix.orgkohanaframework.orgzend.comwww.ppi.iomkframework.commouf-php.comphalcon.iophpixie.combanshee-php.orgclancats.iomakoframework.comsymfony.comslimframework.comsolarphp.comziku.la
Tutorialcodeigniter.com/...symfony.com/...laravel.com/...cakephp.org/...yiiframework.com/...fatfreeframework.com/...jelix.org/...kohanaframework.org/...zend.com/...www.ppi.io/...developpez.com/...mouf-php.com/...google.com/...phpixie.com/...clancats.io/...solarphp.com/...
Github / Bitbucket / Sourceforgegithub.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...google.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...github.com/...
Commercial SupportSì www.expressionengine.comSì http://symfony.com/services/supportSì http://cakedc.comSì http://www.clevertech.biz/blog/yii/NoSì http://agiletech.ie/NoSì http://www.zend.com/en/support-center/support/Sì
Notable projects using itexpressionengine.com skyclerk.comDailymotion:
symfony.com/...
Drupal 8
eZ Publish 5
Hot Scripts, Affilorama...stay.com fictioncity.net humhub.orgfatfree.sf.netlinkedfinance.com sortmybooks.comHaveFnuBB forum project : havefnubb.orgbestbuys.com, joined.com, many many moredupot.org supercapote.compackanalyst.com pathefilms.com wabel.com webikeo.com and many more!golfimport.ch clancats.com
Twitter
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GitHub Stars18 12125 4158 425
StackOverflow69 12368 86250k31 33214k25k<100
Simplicity
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5.0/5 6 ratings
4.3/5 3 ratings
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This PHP frameworks comparison chart compares the best PHP frameworks: Banshee vs CakePHP2 vs CodeIgniter vs Fat-Free vs FuelPHP vs Jelix vs Kohana vs Laravel vs Lithium vs PHPixie vs Mako vs MkFramework vs Solar vs Symfony2 vs Yii vs Zend Framework
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  • nency on 2022-04-08 11:44:09

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  • Mack James on 2022-01-11 14:34:58

    I usually recommended CodeIgniter due to it can build rapid web application development for small footprints.

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  • quokkalabs on 2021-10-11 13:17:47

    Best Comparison.

  • Aman Paul on 2021-10-05 11:29:54

    I usually recommend laravel

  • Amrut on 2021-09-30 12:54:33

    I usually recommend Laravel since it allows for the quick creation of web applications with tiny footprints. multiqos.com/...

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  • Satyam Jaiswal on 2021-01-29 11:20:47

    I recommend Laravel.

  • Mahesh on 2020-07-23 16:42:36

    Thanks for Share PHP Framework. it is very helpful for PHP beginners and professionals. tutorialandexample.com/...

  • sdf on 2020-07-08 14:32:57

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  • Jo999uk on 2020-04-14 07:30:27
    rated CodeIgniter: Simplicity 5/5

    good

  • Julia on 2019-12-21 17:11:40

    Thanks! A very useful aticle! I also highly recommend to use information about complex PHP projects delivered by N-iX (Ukrainian provider of software development outsourcing services with delivery centres in Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, and Belarus and over 1000 expert software developers).

  • deemapartizan on 2019-12-14 12:37:50

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  • L.Kucher on 2019-10-26 09:20:07

    That's an amazing table, never saw anything like it! I remember one PHP developer once told me that Laravel is the extended Symfony and 'uses' it in many ways. Or maybe it was vise versa. Don't really remember. It says a good PHP developer should know a few PHP frameworks - talmatic.com/... Is that true? Trying to figure out which framework is the best to start with.

  • julien on 2019-08-20 11:19:01
    rated Mouf: Simplicity 1/5
  • wajidkhan on 2019-07-10 20:09:05
    suggested on Zend Framework 2 to set Nome to Zend Framework
  • Jani Ali on 2019-02-28 10:14:32
    rated Zend Framework 2: Simplicity 5/5
  • Jani Ali on 2019-02-28 10:12:58

    I would go with Zend Framework 2 , as we are offering Outsourcing Services and most of the demand is coming for Zend Framwork.

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